Does health-related college major have an effect on health-promoting behaviors? Evidence from Iranian's staff.

Background: Health-promoting behaviors and lifestyle changes can reduce the cost of health services, stress, and disease complications. This study examined the status of health-promoting behaviors and its influencing factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 171 staff members of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2023. The Persian version of the health-promoting lifestyle profile II questionnaire was used. Analyzes were performed in R 4.3.2 software. Results: Mean ± SD age was 37.67 ± 7.58 years. 83 % had the low levels of health-promoting behaviors, while 17.0 % had moderate levels. The physical activity and interpersonal relation had the lowest and highest scores. The most significant strong and weekly correlations was between health responsibility and physical activity with total score of health-promoting behavior scores (r = 0.81, r = 0.66). Staff with health-related college major performed better in the areas of nutrition, stress management, spiritual growth. Conclusion: Health-related college major is the most important factor affecting health-promoting behaviors. Also, health responsibility is most related to these behaviors. Educational interventions should be done at the community level, regardless of people's field of study, to increase people's knowledge and awareness about risk factors and improve the level of health.

Difference Between Various Countries in Mortality and Incidence Rate of the Atrial Fibrillation Based on Human Development Index in Worldwide: Data From Global Burden of Disease 2010-2019.

The most common cardiac arrhythmia is Atrial Fibrillation. The prevalence of AF has doubled in the last 30 years and has become a 21st century epidemic. Various studies have found that the overall burden of AF is larger in developed communities as well as higher-income nations. Data on AF were collected from the GBD database from 2010 to 2019, while HDI data was derived from the UNDP website. Men had a higher incidence than women, although women had a higher mortality. South America, West Europe, and South Africa had higher MIR (Mortality-to-Incidence Rate) than other countries. In the last study years, MIR significantly was higher in more developed countries. According to differences between genders and various countries, by expansion of the infrastructures and diagnostic methods such as electrocardiography and continuous training of doctors for early diagnosis, we can help in better management of AF and controlling this silent pandemic.